Archive for 'Tainan'
The bomb and the big mistake
Below are photos of a couple of interesting signs I saw while while in Tainan.
The above sign could perhaps best be described as Chinese with Japanese characteristics. The first two characters, inside the picture of the bomb, are 炸彈 (zhàdàn). However, the form of dàn is actually Kanji rather than the traditional (彈) or simplified [...]
Posted: October 20th, 2006 under Chinese characters, Languages in Taiwan, Pinyin & romanisation, Tainan.
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Photos from Tainan
I took almost 700 photos in Tainan and it has taken me a while to sort through them all. I have uploaded some to flickr and more to my photo gallery. Here are the links:
Tainan: Gods on parade
Tainan and Anping
Tainan temples
Tainan photo set @ flickr
Stone carvings (includes photos from Tainan and Greater Taipei)
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Posted: October 17th, 2006 under Photos, Tainan, Travel.
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Amazing Tainan
My first impression of Tainan (台南) was nothing special. I got off the bus and walked to my hotel; the streets of Tainan looked little different from any other city in Taiwan. After taking a brief rest I set out to explore the city.
It wasn't long before I saw a parade going through the [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2006 under Photos, Tainan, Travel.
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